i hate hubnuts

[Bubba]

they cause alot of agro!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/Dark_Yoda/DSC00844.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/Dark_Yoda/DSC00845.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/Dark_Yoda/DSC00846.jpg


imnot a happy bunny



(anyone got a spare bit ;) )

[*Dave*]

theyre tight lol

halfords do new bits for your breaker bar.

[Spudly]

Errr what do you mean by hub nut, im thinking rear brake hub on a nova and it should never ever be tight!

[Bubba]

ok front driveshaft nut. its a hub nut :P

[Bubba]

theyre tight lol

halfords do new bits for your breaker bar.

that was with my ample 110kg aiding the end of the bar down ;)

[Jon_nova1]

Front hub nuts are always a pain to get off if they haven't been taken off in years, i suffered the same, i had a metre bar over a breaker bar and all it did was move the car then snap the breaker bar like you! in the end i took an angle grinder to the hub nut till it snapped.

and yes, Halfords have the parts you need, and a lifetime warranty!

[Spudly]

ok front driveshaft nut. its a hub nut :P



Ahhh im with ya now lol



Id call it a driveshaft nut and the rear 'hub' would be a hubnut, thats why i was confuddled:thumb:

[Bubba]

Front hub nuts are always a pain to get off if they haven't been taken off in years, i suffered the same, i had a metre bar over a breaker bar and all it did was move the car then snap the breaker bar like you! in the end i took an angle grinder to the hub nut till it snapped.

and yes, Halfords have the parts you need, and a lifetime warranty!

i hope you dont need the reciept :( and i have no electric where thecar is.

[MK999]

Castle nuts :confused:

[Bubba]

Castle nuts :confused:

yep

[Jon_nova1]

you shouldn't need a receipt, they have halfords written on them, and they do have a lifetime warranty lol

sh*tter about no electri, thats me all out of ideas, everything i do involves a grinder or hammer lol

[xe_nova9]

Na you don't need the reciept :thumb:

[Bubba]

you shouldn't need a receipt, they have halfords written on them, and they do have a lifetime warranty lol

sh*tter about no electri, thats me all out of ideas, everything i do involves a grinder or hammer lol

i use a hammer and that bar....now all i have is a hammer...if anyone wants some windows i can remove them....;) hahaha

[Mike]

Owned by a castle nut :(

Mine come on & off with ease, always grease the threads mind.

[Mazz]

Castle nuts :confused:

Yep, castle nuts

[Bubba]

will have to buy some wd40...and a bigger hammer

[nova_saloon]

You will need a reciept. I had the same problem i was like yeh it broke can i have a new one. They said no not with out a receipt. I got angry and was like it says HALFORDS on the side ****! but no not allowed apparently.

[chris gsi]

you have to have a reciept as its life time warranty for the first owner so you need to prove you bought it as i have broken about 7 of thos bars and needed to have it

[novalicous]

i think you should use one of these

they always work for me when somthing is a little bit tight

http://product-image.tradeindia.com/00126868/b/0/Mannual-Blow-Pipes-for-Oxy-acetylene-Gas-Cutting-Confirming.jpg

http://cdn2.ioffer.com/img/item/119/911/965/o_QNMdf4WfRt0ALJw.jpg

[staggy_gsi]

yeah you need the receipt in my local halfords too. they swapped it for me the 1st three times, but after that they got a bit pi$$ed off so they started asking for receipts

[Jon_nova1]

lol suppose they prey on the ones that throw receipts straight in the bin....which is most of us lol

erm, is that a plasma cutter? i don't think it will do whats needed, he only wants the nut off, not the whole hub lol

[brainsnova]

if you go in and look like a crazy ****er then no receipt needed. i remove all mine with a 12" t bar and an old bike seat post for some leverage and they come off :D

[Jon_nova1]

a cut down metal bunk bed leg for me lol

[novalicous]

its a gas & oxy burnig/cutting/warming up/fag lighter lol theres not many days at work when i doesnt get dragged out

we even use it to "remove" oil and grease from the work bench lol

[Bubba]

i was standing on the end of the bar, and it still didnt move

[novalicous]

i was standing on the end of the bar, and it still didnt move


did you remember righty tighty and lefty loosey lol

[JordyzNova]

old rachet and sumthing like a hollow bar to go over top and bobs ur uncle

[Spudly]

erm, is that a plasma cutter? i don't think it will do whats needed, he only wants the nut off, not the whole hub lol



Trusty old gas-axe lol

[mowgli]

old rachet and sumthing like a hollow bar to go over top and bobs ur uncle

NEVER USE A RATCHET FOR THIS TASK
the little gears in them are really weak, us the Tommy bar or a breaker bar.. I have a 2' snap on one that is about 30 years old & has been subjected to some serious abuse, and it just keeps working....

but i'd personally use our 3/4 drive set for that job

[Mike]

I normally use a 3ft long Torque wrench set to 350lb/ft with a 2ft scaffhold tube slotted over the end of it. Only gotta lean on it an the nut cracks off.

[Bubba]

did you remember righty tighty and lefty loosey lol

dammit your the 2nd person who asked me that :( i might be speshul but i remember that hehe

[JordyzNova]

NEVER USE A RATCHET FOR THIS TASK
the little gears in them are really weak, us the Tommy bar or a breaker bar.. I have a 2' snap on one that is about 30 years old & has been subjected to some serious abuse, and it just keeps working....

but i'd personally use our 3/4 drive set for that job




a 1/2 rachet teh big one ! lol

[puss puss]

halfords need a recept (sp lol)

high mod'd breaker bar ftw! (welder up end welder turned right up) with pole on the end.

We also have a old snap on rachet at work that we welded to a huge pole, it gets so much abuse its unreal. Amazingly though the teeth dont slip. lol

or you could also buy a inch impact gun ill try and find a picture of the one i mean lol


edit : Although i prefer the one without the long "neck" it weakens the torque if you have a long neck

https://www.wdcart.com/cremos/catalog2/images/PC260103.JPGJimW1InchImpactWrench.JPG


might need to be this type of guy to hold it though

http://www.arthurshall.com/images/custom_images/arnold_schwarzenegger_training.jpg

[Bubba]

attempted with a 24v sealey impact gun...failed :( im pissy now

[mowgli]

use a tommy bar & either a bit of scaffold or a 2lb hammer...

[Bubba]

use a tommy bar & either a bit of scaffold or a 2lb hammer...

i broke my 1st bar trying with me stood on it

[mowgli]

tommy bars are way stronger than cheapo breaker bars.......

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/Photos/tools/williams_12dr_s20a_breaker_t_slider_f_cropped.jpg

there is more metal at the joint than on the hinge on a breaker bar

[Bubba]

ohhhh slider bar, i could try that.